Denis Villenueve wasn’t happy when it was first revealed Dune was being sent to HBO Max the same day it came to theaters, with the filmmaker blasting Warner Bros. for a decision that could have killed his potential two-part sci-fi saga before the opening chapter had even been released.
As it turns out, he didn’t really have much to worry about, with Part Two officially being announced just days after the first half arrived, with Dune now closing in on a box office haul of $400 million. That makes it the second highest-grossing hybrid release of the year behind fellow WB stablemate Godzilla vs. Kong, but that doesn’t mean Villenueve’s fears are finished.
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